Netherlands Fellowship Programme

Netherlands Fellowship Programme

Nationality: The NFP is meant for professionals who are nationals of and work and live in one of the 51 NFP countries.

Fund: supplement the salary that the fellow should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research.

must be a national of, and working and living in one of the countries on the NFP country list;

must have an employer’s statement that complies with the format EP-Nuffic has provided. All information must be provided and all commitments that are included in the format must be endorsed in the statement

must not be employed by an organisation that has its own means of staff-development. Organisations that are considered to have their own means for staff development.

must have an official and valid passport

must not receive more than one fellowship for courses that take place at the same time;

must have a government statement that meets the requirements of the country in which the employer is established (if applicable).

Details:

An NFP fellowship is intended to supplement the salary that the fellow should continue to receive during the study period. The allowance is a contribution towards the costs of living, the costs of tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research.

You need to apply directly with a Dutch higher education institution of your choice. Contact the Dutch higher education institution which offers the NFP-qualified course of your choice for application procedures. Deadline varies depending on the course and the University.

Aim of the NFP:

The NFP aims to help increase both the number and the competencies of skilled staff at a wide range of government and non-government organisations.

Each embassy has its own focus area to support the development goals of the Netherlands in each NFP country. The overall objective is to spend 35% of the budget on grants and study programmes in food security and private sector development.

The fellowships are further prioritised as follows:

50% of the budget is for applications from Sub-Saharan Africa.
50% of fellowships has to be awarded to female applicants.

Applying

You need to apply directly with a Dutch higher education institution of your choice, taking into account the following steps: